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They won’t believe you’re coming until they see you
September 19, 2006
Gerrry Clarke looks back on an extraordinary fortnight at the Makoba Mission, South Africa, with a group from Belvedere and from Friends in Ireland. Their mission: to build the walls...
Read moreIslam: opponent or partner?
September 19, 2006
Michael Hurley regrets that the Pope’s recent reference to Islam in the University of Regensburg will hinder the necessary development of a partnership with all people of faith. Sometime in...
Read moreEvie Hone windows relocated to Gardiner Street
September 19, 2006
Brendan McManus reports on the five Evie Hone windows originally in University Hall which will be presented formally in the Ignatian Room, Gardiner Street, on Sunday, 1 October. Five Evie...
Read moreWhat separates the Sunni from the Shiite Muslims?
September 19, 2006
Martin McDermott has spent over 35 years in the Middle East. In this interview with Pat Coyle, he provides valuable insights into the theological and political differences within Islam. Fr....
Read moreJubilee gathering in Loyola
September 19, 2006
Brian O’Leary was one of around 180 people from around the world, many of them Jesuits, who attended a conference in Loyola this August on the history, theology and cultural...
Read moreMuslim reaction to Pope has air of “organised indignation”
September 19, 2006
In an interview with Brendan McManus SJ, Fr Fergus O’Donoghue argues that the Pope is right to regret the effects of his words but not to withdraw his point about...
Read moreGod who labours with us
July 5, 2006
July 5, 2006 God who labours with us by Gerry O’Hanlon SJ When the tsunami struck after Christmas in 2004 there was in Ireland and the rest of the Western...
Read moreIs ‘Fortress Europe’ really what we want?
July 3, 2006
July 3, 2006 Is ’Fortress Europe’ really what we want? Getting migration policy right after onset of ’asylum fatigue’ by John Dardis SJ There are over 45 million refugees and...
Read moreFear and loving in Chile
June 20, 2006
In this interview for 3R Productions with Pat Coyle, Michael O’Sullivan looks back over his days as a priest in Pinochet’s Chile and expresses his delight at the recent election...
Read moreDublin’s pro-cathedral to receive St Claude’s relics
June 19, 2006
After a truly successful series of events around the country, with thousands arriving to pray at each venue to which the relics of St Claude were brought, the relics are...
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